Let’s get down to business, why are you learning to play the guitar? You may want to learn just for your own enjoyment, or to play at home when family or friends gather. Those are very good reasons but I have to say something that probably I have said in the past, performing live in […]
Month: May 2012
Leo Nocentelli
What comes to mind if I say New Orleans and The Meters? I am sure you will say Funk! That is what Leo Nocentelli did, created The Meters and since then played the most funkiest guitar riffs. You probably have heard the hugely popular “Cissy Strut” or “People say” by The Meters, if you are […]
Epiphone Masterbilt DR-500MCE
A great acoustic electric guitar from Epiphone Epiphones are usually seen as entry level products made by the hugely popular and historic guitar brand Gibson but Epiphone has taken out to the market some really high quality instruments and I am sure you will agree with that, perhaps you even own an Epiphone guitar and […]
A True Rock Star Recipe | David Mckinnon from Jamorama
David Mckinnon from Jamorama is bringing the Rock Star to MasterChef New Zealand. David had a sizzling Debut on the first episode by taking our the “Golden Apron”, this took him from the top 25 into the top 16 and a place in the MasterChef house. This means he cooked the best dish out of […]
how can you sell your gear?
We have talked in the past about buying a brand new or second hand guitar, but what about selling one of your own? That is a very different story and I am pretty sure you will do this at some point in your musical career. Later down the track, you will find out that trading […]
Babicz Guitars
This time I want to tell you about a manufacturer of high end acoustic guitars who have innovated guitar technology. You’ve probably seen these guitars if you live around the Big Apple, or if you are a fan of Porcupine Tree, The Black Eyed Peas or Adrian Belew. Babicz guitars might not be as widely […]
Adrian Belew
History and future of guitar! Any King Crimson fans out there? I consider myself lucky enough to have heard KC when I was only 12, thanks to my sisters boyfriend. He was into Prog-rock and he introduced me to Rush and King Crimson on the same day. I have to admit that it was a […]
Andrew Winton
I don’t know about you but listening to a well played lap slide-steel guitar always makes my head spin. My feet start stumping on the floor and it gives me shivers… and It also makes me want to play like that!!! Have you heard of Andrew Winton? He is an Australian musician who performs in […]
How to read tab
We always receive many emails from our JamEdge Newsletter subscribers about reading TAB. We thought this topic was already covered or that most beginner guitarist knew how to read TAB, but I guess that there are hundreds of new beginner guitarists everyday, so I think it’s well worth revisiting TAB and of course how can […]
Peavey Composer Parlor
Peavey introduces the Composer Parlor Acoustic guitar So the old stuff is getting used again… oh yeah I think that is what people call vintage these days. Do you remember the Parlor guitars? Those guitars used around 1895 until the 1950s? Yeah, those smaller-bodied guitars used by many blues and folk guitarists… now you know […]